Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated criminal proceedings against five former employees of Alpha-Beta Consulting LLP, a tax consultancy firm with longstanding ties to President Bola Tinubu, over their alleged involvement in reports concerning corruption within the company. The case, marked FHC/L/1904, was filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos on June 30, 2026, by the Federal Republic of Nigeria, acting on behalf of Alpha-Beta.
The defendants are Olayinka Gafar Oladeji, Ajibade Olufemi Adeyemi, Olatoye Jimoh Bamidele, Oluwasegun Oluwasanmi, and Okewale Akintunde Oluleke. Among them is Segun Oluwasanmi, who serves as the Media Officer of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Lagos Branch. They are facing a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, cyberbullying, transmission of threatening messages, dissemination of online publications, and the alleged creation of an anonymous Gmail account. These charges are linked to reports concerning Alpha-Beta Consulting LLP and its Group Managing Director, which were published by SaharaReporters.
The development follows a series of events where the police withdrew an earlier case against Oluwasanmi and others at Magistrate Court 3 in Ogba, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 30, only to inform them that a fresh case had already been instituted before the Federal High Court.
Speaking with SaharaReporters, Oluwasanmi alleged that the prosecution is a deliberate attempt to silence the rights group over its petitions accusing Alpha-Beta of forgery, tax evasion, and other misconduct. He stated, "At the Magistrate Court, Ogba Court 3, today, the police said they are withdrawing the case. After they withdrew the case, they said they wanted to arrest me. I said no, for what? They said that the case is at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, before Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa, for July 2nd, that is, Thursday."
Oluwasanmi insisted that the charges are retaliation for petitions submitted by the CDHR to anti-corruption agencies. "They are just trying to silence our struggle and humiliate CDHR, just because CDHR wrote a petition against them for forgery of signature and tax evasion," he said. "We wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), but they never did anything. We wrote to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Lagos State Police Command, and Zone 2, with several follow-ups, but they didn't do anything."
The case is scheduled for hearing on Thursday, July 2, 2026, before Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. Alpha-Beta Consulting LLP has faced scrutiny in the past over allegations of tax evasion and corruption, with the company previously dismissing whistleblowing claims as malicious. The firm is widely known for its role in the computation, tracking, and reconciliation of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Lagos State.
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